2024

MARY ROSE

Military monuments
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From the time of Henri VIII, she went down in 1545 during a Franco-English battle with 700 men on board. Its shimmering oak hull was restored, and the wharf in 1545 is reconstituted: everyday objects, canons…

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 Portsmouth
2024

THE NEEDLES OLD BATTERY

Military monuments

West of Freshwater Bay and Alum Bay on the B 3322. This fort was built in 1860 to protect England from the threat of a French invasion: two cannons point to the sea. From here, an underground tunnel leads to a spectacular view of "needles". A little lower, there is a shopping centre with tea and coffee salon.

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 Alum Bay
2024

BRUNEL'S SS GREAT BRITAIN

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It's Bristol's star attraction. The SS Great Britain was born from the imagination of Isambard Brunel in 1843. Consecrated the largest ship in the world at the time, this colossus sailed to New York and Melbourne. It was also used to transport troops to the Crimea and India. An exhibition explains how it worked, which was revolutionary from a technical point of view. Thanks to a dry dock, one can go around the hull before going through the deck and its many parts.

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 Bristol